Composition for use in making imitation gold-leaf.



To all whom it-mag concern."

' .ms'rus c. POTTER, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK."

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Be it knownthat I, J us'ros G. POTTER, a

citizen of the United States, and residing at Brooklyn, in the county. of Kings and State of New York, haveinven'ted certain "new and useful Improvements in Compositions for Use in Making Imitation Gold-Leaf, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the manufac ture of imitation gold leaf and particularly to an improved composition for making such material, and the object of the invention is the production of an improved imitation gold leaf designed particularly for use in the making of signs and decorating books and which may also be used for various other purposes, and which resembles, in all respects, the genuine article, and which is brighter than the genuine gold leaf and more durable than the genuine article and other imitations of its class.

In the practice of my invention I provide a solution of pyroxylin, ethyl chlorid, acev 4 tate of potassium, sulfuric ether, kerosene,

- benzin and gold bronze, said ingredients be- 3 ing combined approximately, in the followq Y 'of"book s and fo'rother purposes.

My invention is notfllimited to theexact- All these ingredients are in liquid form,

except the gold bronze and in preparing the composition, the said ingredients are mingled in a suitable receptacle and preferablyin the order named, and as the uningling of'the separate ingredients proceeds, the

composition is thoroughly stirred until there is a complete union of the said ingredients,

after which the composition is ready. for

In making imitation gold leaf from this composition acertain amount thereof is deposited on a smooth 11'011 surface or ron plate and an iron rod or bar Is passed over said surface or late parallel therewith so as to distribute ecomposlt on equally and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 5, 1915. Serial No. 54,177.

- in set out and my invention is also notjlimited to the use of; both: ofthewolatile mincomrosrrron eta USE IN MAKING IMITATION-GOLD-LEAF.

Patented 00517, 1916.

evenly over said surface or plate, after which the composition is allowed to dry either at a natural temperature or an artificial temperature of preferably .not over seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit. After the coating thus deposited on the iron plate .or

surface has dried it may be removed there from, or peeled ofi of said plate or surface, in theform of a thin sheet or leaf resembling in all respects ordinary gold leaf. In-

stead of proceeding in the manner above'described to produce the gold leaf, I may put the composition ina suitable receptacle. and take a sheet of tin and place it on the liquid composition and, in this event, a thin coating of the liquid adheres to the sheet of tin and said sheet of tin may then be removed from the liquid, and the said coating allowed to dry thereon, as hereinbefore deterial is'detached or pulled off ofthe sheet of tin and is ready forusle. The imitation gold leaf, thus produced, is. more durable when iniusethanthe genuine articleand is also brighte d" niay'beused for'most of the purposes zfor 'whieh genuine gold leaf is on books and gilding'the. edges of theleaves scribed, after which the thin sheet of manow employed-siichvas making signs, deco .rat'ing books, placing the names or titles" 5 proportions oftlie separate ingredients hereeral oil productssuch as kerosene and ben- .zin as a very good product maybe jpro- 'duced by the use of either. 'of these ingre- 1 dients separately. Instead of using sulfuricether other volatile solvents maybe employed and the pyparts ofsulfuric acid S 0) allowing it to steep for ten hours, oruntil it'is soluble 1n a mixture of alcohol and ether.- 4

Having fully described my invention,-

what I claim as new and desire to secure 'by Letters Patent, is 1. A composition for use inmaking 11mtation gold leaf, said composition containingpyrexylin, ethyl chlorid, acetate of potass1um,-sulfuric ether, kerosene, benzin and gold bronze.

presence of the subscribing 30th day of September, 1915.

witnesses this JUSTUS G. POTTER.

Witnesses z C. MUIREANY, H. O. THOMPSON. 

